Tag: calabria

Elicoidali with Tropea onions! Elicoidali con le cipolle di Tropea. The Italian region of Calabria is famous for its sweet red onions named after the popular beach town of Tropea. The main growing area for these onions is south of Tropea, around Ricardi and Capo Vaticano, although...

Senatore Cappelli organic whole wheat pasta with Nduja and mushrooms; recipe from Calabria. I love Nduja (spicy soft salami from Calabria) but until recently I had only used it in the most traditional recipe which involves melting it into a thick homemade tomato sauce and serving it with...

Pasta with friggitelli (friarielli) & pancetta. Friggitelli, which are also known as friarelli, are small sized, slender, mild flavored, south Italian peppers that are great for frying. In fact the word ‘friggitelli’ comes from the Italian verb friggere, to fry. In English, they...

Biricci pasta from Calabria. Until a few days ago, I had never heard of, let alone eaten biricci pasta! As I’ve said in other posts, I often come across new pasta types just browsing in local supermarkets. Apart from the most common pasta shapes, most shops sell what are called...

Fusilli with black olive pesto and tuna. I’m always on the lookout for tasty pasta recipes which work well as salads too and don’t take long to make. This recipe for pasta with black olive pesto and tuna from Calabria ticked all the boxes. It takes no time at all to make, it’s very...

Long Fusilli Pasta with Pesto Calabrese. Pesto Calabrese will add spice to your pesto life! Here’s another recipe to spice up your pesto life. Pesto Calabrese is a cold creamy sauce made from tomatoes, red bell peppers and ricotta. It’s slightly or very spicy, depending on your preferences...